Paranormal

The Wikipedia conspiracy that wasn’t; or, why Wikipedia says Roswell was a balloon

UFO believers claim a grand CIA-funded conspiracy is hiding the truth about UFOs on Wikipedia, but editors of the world's largest encylopaedia are just following the site's rules

The strange and deeply unlikely tale of Gef the talking mongoose

Gef the talking mongoose - supernatural resident of an Isle of Man farmhouse - is legendary in skeptical lore... even if he was merely the invention of a 13 year old girl

The Kentucky Alien Invasion: putting to bed the myths and mysteries

While plenty is known about the 1955 Kentucky Alien Invasion, some of the 'facts' most commonly shared by Skeptics are, themselves, more misinformation and rumour

Guns and Goblins: what really happened during the Kentucky Alien Invasion?

As one of the most prominent paranormal cases of the 20th century, a lot is known about the Kentucky Goblins case - so, what really happened?

The case of the Welsh Tidy Mouse: incredibly unlikely explanations are sometimes correct

As video footage of two very houseproud mice proves, the solutions to real life mysteries can be incredibly implausible, without resorting to the paranormal

The strange hinterland of the long-dead Baba Vanga and her annual psychic predictions

Every year, the media cover the amazing predictions made by Bulgarian psychic Baba Vanga - the only problem is, there's no evidence she ever actually made them

A skeptical perspective on the Scottish UFO and Paranormal Conference 2023

Earlier this year, Glasgow hosted the Scottish UFO and Paranormal Conference, with speakers spreading all manner of baseless and unevidenced paranormal speculation.

The Arecibo Reply: How We Know Aliens Aren’t Calling Us Through Crop Circles

When astronomers sent out the Arecibo message to communicate with aliens, they weren't expecting a reply in the form of a crop circle - and, indeed, a hoax
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